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Climate: Climatic Zones of Pakistan

The document outlines the climatic zones of Pakistan, which include Highland, Humid, Sub-humid, Arid, and Semi-arid climates. It describes the characteristics and distribution of these zones, detailing temperature ranges and precipitation patterns. Additionally, it highlights the sources of rainfall in Pakistan, such as monsoon rains and western depressions.

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Climate: Climatic Zones of Pakistan

The document outlines the climatic zones of Pakistan, which include Highland, Humid, Sub-humid, Arid, and Semi-arid climates. It describes the characteristics and distribution of these zones, detailing temperature ranges and precipitation patterns. Additionally, it highlights the sources of rainfall in Pakistan, such as monsoon rains and western depressions.

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Climate
Climatic zones of Pakistan
-Highland Climate zone
-Humid Climate zone
-Sub-humid Climate zone
-Arid climate zone
-Semi-arid climate zones

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Distribution

Highland Climate zone


-North and North western mountains e.g Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu kush
-Western Mountains e.g koh-i-sofad, Waziristan, Suleiman and Kirthar.
-Highland areas of Baluchistan e.g Kalat, Quetta, Ziarat etc.

Characteristics of Climate
-Average low temp
-extremely low temp
-long winters

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Northern mountains:- Winters- long, v cold (2oC to below -5oC)
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Western mountains:- Winters-cool to cold (9oC to -5oC)
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Summers-mild to warm (10oC to 30oC)
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Humid Climate Zones
-Areas which receive more rain than 750mm/1000mm
-Humid climate further divided into sub-humid climate where rainfall is above 500mm
but less than 750mm/1000mm

Arid Climate Zone


-Coastal areas: Sindh coast -Karachi
Makran coast -Gwadar
-Southern part of Sindh: Hyderabad, Sukker
-Thar Desert
-Southern part of Punjab: Cholistan/Bhawalpur
Multan
-Northern mountains: Gilgit and Chitral

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Semi-Arid Climate zones

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Rainfall in Pakistan
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Source of rain
-Monsoon rain (summer July to September)
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-western Depression/winter rain (Winter December to March)


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-Tropical Cyclone (Summer when sea/ocean water is warm)

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